Active since the mid-1980s on the folk stage, offering up an alternative kind of country with a fair bit of rock, the Cowboy Junkies have always been able to set themselves apart, be it with the quality of their recordings, using an ambisonic microphone; or for their mix of influences from jazz, blues and country.
Everything is carefully calculated, like the release of All That Reckoning in Proper Records, which also marks the birthday of their famous album The Trinity Session. It took the Toronto group six years to finish off this project: and that's because there were a few other factors at play, which inspired the lyrics. The members have reached an age that brings with it certain responsibilities. All That Reckoning underlines this evolution, in fatherhood in particular, and in personal and social relations, the fragile state of the world, and various challenges. On rock ballads with something of a psychedelic feel, Margo Timmins's soft and smooth voice can bring her audience in and make them pay close attention.
As for Michael, we can only salute his talent as a composer, in particular with the first track, All That Reckoning with its gradual accumulation of instruments and The Possessed which paints a picture of a society in anguish...
It's a personal, human album, charged with emotions, and which catches the spirit of the times.
Cowboy Junkies - "Sing Me A Song"
Cowboy JunkiesCowboy Junkies - "The Things We Do To Each Other"
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